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Wildlife sightings for 12th December 2012
2 Bittern - both on main lake N shore, then one bird flew into the middle of the main reedbed (1510hrs) 8 Redwing - flew NW (a.m.) 8 Lesser Redpoll - 4 flew NW, 4 flew into wildside from the E (a.m.) 5 Snipe - marsh and scrape
12 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 11th December 2012
2 Jack Snipe - main lake 2 Bearded Tit - marsh 2 Stonechat - moving between grazing marsh and main lake 10 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 3 Redpoll - wildside 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside Recent bird highlights: Great White Egret, Bittern, Little
11 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 10th December 2012
4 Pintail - scrape 1 Yellow-legged Gull 1st winter - main lake 2 Peregrine - hospital roof ledge 2 Snipe - marsh, main lake 4 Fieldfare - NW 6 Redwing - south route 1 Chiffchaff - wildside 1 Stonechat - marsh 5 Siskin - wildside 7 Redpoll - wildside, wor
11 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 9th December 2012
1 Bittern - north side of main lake, best seen from Dulverton hide 5 Pintail - 3 male and a female in marsh channel, 1 male scrape 53 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon, marsh 164 Teal - scrape, marsh Several Siskin amongst Goldfinch flock, by explore feeders &nbs
9 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 8th December 2012
1 Bittern - main lake N side 1 Goosander - main lake 1 Pintail - wader scrape 2 Snipe - main lake 3 Water Rail - calling from the main lake 2 Stonechat - main lake islands 1 Peregrine - on hospital across river Recent bird highlights: Great White Egret, B
8 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 7th December 2012
82 Wigeon - site count 1 Water Rail - main lake beside Dulverton hide 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 2 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon 4 Siskin - with a small flock of goldfinch between South route and sheltered lagoon 2 Bearded Tit - main lake N si
7 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 6th December 2012
56 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon, resr lagoon, main lake 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 2 Pintail - main lake 1 Brambling - wildside 11 Siskin - wildside, south route 8 Redpoll - wildside 4 Meadow Pipit - flew SW 6 Fieldfare - wildside Recent bird
6 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 5th December 2012
93 Shoveler - main lake, scrape 53 Gadwall - sheltered lagoon 46 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon, marsh 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 Pintail - marsh 1 Jack Snipe - marsh Recent bird highlights: Great Whit
5 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 4th December 2012
8 Redwing - 4 in wildside 4 flew SW 5 Siskin - south route 3 Redpoll - south route 1 Chiffchaff - calling in wildside 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh Recent bird highlights: Great White Egret, Bittern, Little Egret, Peregrine, Oystercatcher, Caspian Gull, R
4 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 3rd December 2012
1 Bittern - main lake N shore a.m. 1 Peregrine - charing cross hospital ledge 11 Redpoll - sheltered lagoon, south route + 2 flew E over the river 28 Redwing - entrance lake + flew SW,W 1 Linnet - flew NW Recent bird highlights: Great White Egret, Bitte
3 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 2nd December 2012
1 Woodcock - flew NE over wildside 2 Bittern - main lake (including one bird flying across the lake) 1 Peregrine - flew from the tall red crane SW towards wildside 6 Siskin - south route, entrance (with Goldfinches) + 3 flew SW 2 Stonechat - marsh 5 Red
2 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 1st December 2012
58 Wigeon - wader scrape, sheltered lagoon 3 Pintail - grazing marsh 4+ Siskin - south route, entrance Additional sightings from yesterday: 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 40+ Greenfinch - wildside 6 Redpoll - sheltered lagoon 6 Siskin - sheltered lagoon Rece
1 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 30th November 2012
1 Bittern - main lake N side 1 Little Owl - perched on post in entrance area p.m. 1 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 2 Pintail - grazing marsh channel 1 Snipe - main lake from Dulverton hide 1 Woodcock - world wetlands 19 Redwing - flew over W, SE 5 Siskin - S
30 November 2012
Wildlife sightings for 29th November 2012
2 Pintail - resr lagoon 1 Shelduck - resr lagoon 1 Peregrine - along river and over sheltered lagoon 1 Skylark - flew W 30 Redwing - flew SW 1 Mealy Redpoll - flew from wildside towards world wetlands (not with Lesser Redpolls at the time) 10 Lesser Redp
29 November 2012
Wildlife sightings for 28th November 2012
3 Pintail - scrape and marsh 64 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon and marsh 3 Fieldfare - world wetlands Small flock of Redpoll heard in world wetlands Recent bird highlights: Great White Egret, Goldeneye, Bittern, Little Egret, Short-eared Owl, Peregrine,
28 November 2012